Matt Charles

The Lighting of the Lawn, one of the University’s most anticipated annual events, will be held Nov. 30. This year’s theme is “Be the Light,” a call to unify the University community.

The program diverts usable items from the landfill to community groups during the student move-out process, including clothes, food, furniture, appliances, carpets and household items.

The annual move-out drive has diverted more than 63,000 pounds of still-usable goods away from the landfill and toward local charities over the past three years.

UVA employees contributed almost 40 percent of the funds raised by state employees across Virginia.

Sullivan will chair the board of directors of the association, a research, policy and advocacy organization dedicated to strengthening and advancing the work of 236 member public universities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Stuck comes to UVA after serving as interim vice president of human resources for the University of Missouri system. She will officially arrive on Grounds Sept. 6.

McAuliffe appointed four new board members and reappointed Mark T. Bowles to four-year terms on the University’s governing board.

Last year, departing students donated to local charities more than 13 tons worth of furniture and other household goods that otherwise might have gone to a landfill.

UVA employees have long led the state in supporting the annual Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign, and this year accounted for a third of all donations by state employees.

The University launched safety initiatives in 2015, and officials report making substantial progress in many areas.